Mooncake
* Calorie value is measured per serving weight shown
Nutrition (per 100g)
Common Serving Sizes
How long to burn 421 kcal
Approximate exercise time to burn the 421 kcal in each 100g:
About Mooncake
The traditional Mid-Autumn festival pastry; a dense, high-calorie treat.
Health Benefits of Mooncake
One can replace a meal's calories
Traditional Cantonese lotus-paste mooncake is ~421 kcal per 100g. A standard mooncake is ~180-200g, so a whole one is about 760-840 kcal - close to or beyond a full meal. Per 100g it holds about 60g carbs/sugar and 17.5g fat, from the pastry (sugar syrup + flour + oil) and the filling (lotus paste/bean paste plus plenty of sugar and oil).
Sharing and tea are the right way
Eat just an eighth to a quarter at a time (25-50g ≈ 105-210 kcal) and share with family. Pair with a strong tea (puerh, tieguanyin, green tea) to cut the richness - this keeps the festival ritual without overdoing it, and skipping mooncakes the rest of the year loses no nutrition.